Teargas

[Geoff]

yes, definitely 2 completely different sounding eps.

 

i should hopefully have the 2nd ep in my hands shortly. As Geoff says, the 2nd one is more modern, which sorta put these guys ahead of their time a bit.

 

i still much prefer the first one, but have a new found appreciation for the 2nd.

 

btw, even as of late last year there was still talk of a one-off reunion gig. wonder if it will ever happen....?

Would I be correct in assuming the reunion would be in Victoria?

 

Did we discuss above if there is any possibility their other songs will make their way to a CD one day?

[DaHun72]

I've met the guys a few times and they are great, and I love their first EP - 3 of the 4 songs are absolute crackers. Problem is, and this is just my opinion, and this is worth fkn nothing.... is that the guys were young and easily swayed by different styles or what they were listening to. One week they were into Dokken, the next week they were into the bunny metal crap. Lock em in a room with non-stop Dokken, Jovi, White Lion etc and put them into the studio before they hear anything else.

 

Shame that a full album was never recorded, even now am sure people would pay good money for the EP + demo tracks to fill out a longplay.

[Geoff]

Well, for anyone who's interested, here's a link for both EPs on one upload:

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?t8ev5e99qjf97l4

 

Hope you enjoy it.

[Doggy]

There a band called Teargas playing in Melbourne tonight, due other commints ( excause my spelling) i wont be able get there. i will find out it is same band.

[JamesEagle]

Can I do anything with .rar files without paying for winzip? My free trial ran out...

[Geoff]

Can I do anything with .rar files without paying for winzip? My free trial ran out...

You don't have WinRAR? You creep. Download this one mate, and you should be right:

 

http://download.cnet.com/WinRAR-32-bit/3000-2250_4-10007677.html

[glam_junkie]

There a band called Teargas playing in Melbourne tonight, due other commints ( excause my spelling) i wont be able get there. i will find out it is same band.

 

i believe they are a metal band. seen them advertised over here before aswell.

[Doggy]

caught up with drummer of Motley tribute band that Al was in and asked and his reply" yes it could be them". They changing their sound to more extreme metal not the melodic metal sound which we all enjoy.

[algammie]

Hi guys!

Absolutely having a huge giggle reading some of these comments. Can't say I disagree with some of the criticism either - I was a bit of a porkchop back then, wasn't I? ;-)

After many attempts in recent years, we've finally gotten a Teargas reunion together for 2016. We'll be representing the "Crazy" era of the band - the one everyone (including us) remembers most fondly.

Setlist will be exclusively material played live from 2002-05 - the melodic hard rock style. We'll be performing at Melodic Rock Fest in Melbourne on Sat 14 may - first band on in the afternoon. We'll also announce a headlining show or two for June shortly.

Once these 2-3 shows are done, we are done. We will ride off into the sunset again - albeit hopefully on a much higher note!

The 'A Dark Obsession' era was a confusing, tumultuous time for us. I struggle to listen to that EP because it's such a mismash of styles and influences. Also not a particularly happy time. We really lost our identity as a band. There are moments I like a lot on that EP, but overall it was wrong to call that incarnation Teargas. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though, right? We were very young...

Older, wiser, hairier and uglier, We now know what side our bread is buttered on - the reunion will be a celebration of our melodic hard rock roots, and a celebration of our loyal fans who have wanted to hear this for a long time. We can't wait to get out and play. Hope you guys can make it out - this will likely be the only chance! :-)

Details on our facebook: www.facebook.com/teargasmelbourne

 

BTW; the other 'Teargas' band from around 2010-11 was some punk group from Queensland with the same name. Wasn't us.

[phaffas]

Hi guys!

 

Absolutely having a huge giggle reading some of these comments. Can't say I disagree with some of the criticism either - I was a bit of a porkchop back then, wasn't I? ;-)

 

After many attempts in recent years, we've finally gotten a Teargas reunion together for 2016. We'll be representing the "Crazy" era of the band - the one everyone (including us) remembers most fondly.

 

Setlist will be exclusively material played live from 2002-05 - the melodic hard rock style. We'll be performing at Melodic Rock Fest in Melbourne on Sat 14 may - first band on in the afternoon. We'll also announce a headlining show or two for June shortly.

 

Once these 2-3 shows are done, we are done. We will ride off into the sunset again - albeit hopefully on a much higher note!

 

The 'A Dark Obsession' era was a confusing, tumultuous time for us. I struggle to listen to that EP because it's such a mismash of styles and influences. Also not a particularly happy time. We really lost our identity as a band. There are moments I like a lot on that EP, but overall it was wrong to call that incarnation Teargas. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though, right? We were very young...

 

Older, wiser, hairier and uglier, We now know what side our bread is buttered on - the reunion will be a celebration of our melodic hard rock roots, and a celebration of our loyal fans who have wanted to hear this for a long time. We can't wait to get out and play. Hope you guys can make it out - this will likely be the only chance! :-)

 

Details on our facebook: www.facebook.com/teargasmelbourne

 

 

BTW; the other 'Teargas' band from around 2010-11 was some punk group from Queensland with the same name. Wasn't us.

 

Time to write some news songs Al?

[algammie]

@phaffas

No new material on the horizon mate, or in the foreseeable future. Maybe one day when there's more time to play with!

Not sure if you ended up checking out my last band from 2011-14, Moments Apart? Couple of our music videos on YouTube - "Thoughtless" might be up your alley - it's very melodic.

 

Hope to see you at MRF!

[Geoff]

Setlist will be exclusively material played live from 2002-05 - the melodic hard rock style.

Once these 2-3 shows are done, we are done. We will ride off into the sunset again - albeit hopefully on a much higher note!

 

 

Hey mate, this was about the time I saw you guys and I thought your setlist was incredible. I love the first 3 song EP, but as far as I could tell, that was only a tiny portion of a good banquet of great songs you had at the time.

 

Would there be any chance you guys would throw together an album of these songs from that era? I saw you live and it was great for the 40mins or so I stood there watching, but my memory is shit, especially 10+ years later and now I couldn't tell one of those songs from a mosquito buzzing by. I'd love something to hold onto and play again, to enjoy what I really thought were great songs. Really get to know them.

 

I hate live albums generally, but even if you released a (well recorded, please) live album of one of your sets, just playing all that awesome stuff from that era... I have a feeling that if those songs were as good as I remembered, there would be solid demand for this material.

 

Any thoughts on something like that?

[JC_AOR]

 

Setlist will be exclusively material played live from 2002-05 - the melodic hard rock style.

Once these 2-3 shows are done, we are done. We will ride off into the sunset again - albeit hopefully on a much higher note!

 

Hey mate, this was about the time I saw you guys and I thought your setlist was incredible. I love the first 3 song EP, but as far as I could tell, that was only a tiny portion of a good banquet of great songs you had at the time.

 

Would there be any chance you guys would throw together an album of these songs from that era? I saw you live and it was great for the 40mins or so I stood there watching, but my memory is shit, especially 10+ years later and now I couldn't tell one of those songs from a mosquito buzzing by. I'd love something to hold onto and play again, to enjoy what I really thought were great songs. Really get to know them.

 

I hate live albums generally, but even if you released a (well recorded, please) live album of one of your sets, just playing all that awesome stuff from that era... I have a feeling that if those songs were as good as I remembered, there would be solid demand for this material.

 

Any thoughts on something like that?

+1 that would be amazing!! ?

[algammie]

 

Setlist will be exclusively material played live from 2002-05 - the melodic hard rock style.

Once these 2-3 shows are done, we are done. We will ride off into the sunset again - albeit hopefully on a much higher note!

 

 

Hey mate, this was about the time I saw you guys and I thought your setlist was incredible. I love the first 3 song EP, but as far as I could tell, that was only a tiny portion of a good banquet of great songs you had at the time.

 

Would there be any chance you guys would throw together an album of these songs from that era? I saw you live and it was great for the 40mins or so I stood there watching, but my memory is shit, especially 10+ years later and now I couldn't tell one of those songs from a mosquito buzzing by. I'd love something to hold onto and play again, to enjoy what I really thought were great songs. Really get to know them.

 

I hate live albums generally, but even if you released a (well recorded, please) live album of one of your sets, just playing all that awesome stuff from that era... I have a feeling that if those songs were as good as I remembered, there would be solid demand for this material.

 

Any thoughts on something like that?

 

Hi Geoff!

 

Thanks for all your kind words! :-) Yeah, there were a number of songs going around back in the day. Unfortunately we never got to record a lot of them (although I think we got the best three down on the 'Crazy' EP), as back then recording was a lot less accessible and more expensive than it is nowadays when every kid has Pro-Tools at home.

 

These days we all have careers, families, other interests and pursuits that take up all of our time. It's proven difficult to even find free time for the five of us to rehearse, let alone put the work in required to make an album or EP. Unfortunately it isn't something any of us has the time/money investment for.

 

A live recording could be something to look into for one of our reunion shows, if we could find an efficient way to do it, and have it be up to standard.

 

It's a shame to me as well that we never got some of those songs recorded back in the day. But it was very much a "time and place" thing, and I don't even know if we'd capture that same youth and unpredictability we had back in our late teens/early 20's. That was vital to our sound.

 

Never say never, as the desire is certainly there; it's just time and moulah! :-s

 

 

[glam_junkie]

I believe Al is too busy these days posting pictures of his meat (not in a Phil Varone way) and sharing pictures of Joey Tempest on facebook to record again.

 

The Crazy EP has always been a classic.

The 2nd disc.... at first i thought 'WTF is this!?!!?' , but after the shock of something completely different I did actually grow to like the disc. I couple of great songs on there, but nothing comparable to the glory days when I'd travel from Adelaide to see Teargas, Hell City Glamours, Deadthings and maybe even Sebasrockets all sharing the same stage for an evening.

huh... those were the days

[glam_junkie]

 

BTW, any of you guys manage to track down the new EP? Yeah, it's heavier but man I still reckon this thing kicks f*cking ass. Absolutely lovin' it.

 

any idea where to get it?

 

I think i encded up getting a copy by trading with Al for a 'Gavin Wanganneen' final game newspaper banner.

 

[phaffas]

 

 

BTW, any of you guys manage to track down the new EP? Yeah, it's heavier but man I still reckon this thing kicks f*cking ass. Absolutely lovin' it.

 

any idea where to get it?

 

I think i encded up getting a copy by trading with Al for a 'Gavin Wanganneen' final game newspaper banner.

 

 

9 years ago..

[Geoff]

 

 

Setlist will be exclusively material played live from 2002-05 - the melodic hard rock style.

Once these 2-3 shows are done, we are done. We will ride off into the sunset again - albeit hopefully on a much higher note!

 

 

Hey mate, this was about the time I saw you guys and I thought your setlist was incredible. I love the first 3 song EP, but as far as I could tell, that was only a tiny portion of a good banquet of great songs you had at the time.

 

Would there be any chance you guys would throw together an album of these songs from that era? I saw you live and it was great for the 40mins or so I stood there watching, but my memory is shit, especially 10+ years later and now I couldn't tell one of those songs from a mosquito buzzing by. I'd love something to hold onto and play again, to enjoy what I really thought were great songs. Really get to know them.

 

I hate live albums generally, but even if you released a (well recorded, please) live album of one of your sets, just playing all that awesome stuff from that era... I have a feeling that if those songs were as good as I remembered, there would be solid demand for this material.

 

Any thoughts on something like that?

 

Hi Geoff!

 

Thanks for all your kind words! :-) Yeah, there were a number of songs going around back in the day. Unfortunately we never got to record a lot of them (although I think we got the best three down on the 'Crazy' EP), as back then recording was a lot less accessible and more expensive than it is nowadays when every kid has Pro-Tools at home.

 

These days we all have careers, families, other interests and pursuits that take up all of our time. It's proven difficult to even find free time for the five of us to rehearse, let alone put the work in required to make an album or EP. Unfortunately it isn't something any of us has the time/money investment for.

 

A live recording could be something to look into for one of our reunion shows, if we could find an efficient way to do it, and have it be up to standard.

 

It's a shame to me as well that we never got some of those songs recorded back in the day. But it was very much a "time and place" thing, and I don't even know if we'd capture that same youth and unpredictability we had back in our late teens/early 20's. That was vital to our sound.

 

Never say never, as the desire is certainly there; it's just time and moulah! :-s

 

 

Yep, totally understandable. And I totally, 100% agree with you about it sounding different now compared to when y'all kids were young and hungry. I totally get that. Anyway, hope there is some merit to getting a gig recorded to see how it'd turn out. Good luck with it all and I hope to hear those songs on disc/MP3 one day.